I can envision the combination of Internet access and educational software resulting in the virtual classroom. This is the next step for the consumer software industry. In the past we defined interactivity as a person interacting with a computer. We are now talking about people in separate locations interacting with vast amounts of data and simultaneously sharing that information with each other. Whether you view it in terms of gameplay or classroom instruction, the potential of these mediums will grow substantially.
Predictor: Carlston, Doug
Prediction, in context:Doug Carlston, at the time Broderbund Software’s chairman and chief executive officer, made an announcement in 1995 that his company was going to begin offering customer support online. A Business Wire report notes:”This new technical support approach as another indication of the blurring lines between CD-ROM and online services as media for interactive content … ‘Many companies view online services and consumer software as two unrelated areas. The true potential of either medium can only be reached when they are combined,’ said Doug Carlston … ‘This is just a crack in the door. This starts us down the path leading to the kinds of activities that will empower our customers and expand their reach. Today, we are empowering our customers to solve their own technical problems. Tomorrow, I can envision the combination of Internet access and educational software resulting in the virtual classroom. This is the next step for the consumer software industry,’ said Carlston. ‘In the past we defined interactivity as a person interacting with a computer. We are now talking about people in separate locations interacting with vast amounts of data and simultaneously sharing that information with each other. Whether you view it in terms of gameplay or classroom instruction, the potential of these mediums will grow substantially.'”
Biography:Doug Carlston co-founded and became chairman and CEO of Broderbund Software. (Technology Developer/Administrator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Business Wire
Title, headline, chapter name: Broderbund Customers to Surf the Internet for On-Line Technical Help: Broderbund Teams with Inference to Empower Customers with 24-Hour Technical Support via the Internet.
Quote Type: Partial quote
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